New From the Middle East Quarterly

review of The Jewel of Medina
by Robert Spencer

Early Zionists and Arabs
by Judea Pearl

Jail for Iranian Journalists
by Arash Sigarchi

Articles by MEF Staff

Obama Wins, Muslims Divided
by Daniel Pipes :: November 12

Syria Can't Be Flipped
by Michael Rubin :: November 12

Foreword
by Daniel Pipes :: November 11

The Islamist Role in the 2008 Canadian Elections
by Raheel Raza :: November 8

ICNA Welcomes New Muslims to Radicalize
by Joe Kaufman :: November 5

MEF Wires

Jihad on Trial
by Andrew C. McCarthy :: October 6

The Secret War With Iran
by Ronen Bergman :: September 11

The Middle East Forum, a think tank, seeks to define and promote American interests in the Middle East. It defines U.S. interests to include fighting radical Islam, whether terroristic or lawful; working for Palestinian acceptance of Israel; improving the management of U.S. democracy efforts; reducing energy dependence on the Middle East; more robustly asserting U.S. interests vis-à-vis Saudi Arabia; and countering the Iranian threat. The Forum also works to improve Middle East studies in North America.

In the Spotlight:

• With the recent suicide bombing in Iraq, the MEF looks back at violence in Iraq:
• The Proposed U.S. Security Commitment to Iraq by Michael Rubin (January 23, 2008)
• Is Iraq in a Civil War? by David A. Patten (Summer 2007)
• King Abdullah II: "Iraq is the Battleground - the West against Iran" (Spring 2005)
• Resistance in Iraq by Jeffrey B. White and Michael Schmidmayr (Fall 2003)
• Iraq's Culture of Violence by Shafeeq N. Ghabra (Summer 2001)
• See a 7-minute video about the MEF, highlighting the organization, its personnel, and work. Available in Windows Media or QuickTime format.